Andy Ellison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andy Ellison

British singer

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: Finchley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: singer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Andy Ellison

  • Andrew "Andy" Ellison is a musician and vocalist best known as the frontman in John's Children, Jet and Radio Stars. John's Children also featured Marc Bolan and Chris Townson.
  • During the height of their popularity, Ellison carried a pillowcase stuffed with feathers, throwing them around the stage.
  • On the group's (in)famous 1967 tour with The Who, Ellison threw feathers around the stage so much that Roger Daltrey could not sing.A song sung by Ellison, "It's Been A Long Time," appears on the soundtrack - better known for its contributions from The Spencer Davis Group and Traffic - to the film, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.
  • "It's Been A Long Time" also featured on the compilation album, Backtrack 1, a Track Records release featuring The Who and Jimi Hendrix amongst others. Jet released a single album on CBS Records in 1975, toured as support to Hunter-Ronson and then became Radio Stars, who had one UK Top 40 hit, "Nervous Wreck" in early 1978.
  • It peaked at #39.
  • The b-side to the single was a cover of Marc Bolan's "Horrible Breath", a John's Children staple. In the 1990s, Ellison fronted a reformed version of John's Children.
  • Radio Stars reformed for a one-off gig in London in 2008 to mark the release of their Something For the Weekend live release on Radiant Future Records.

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